Close to Wheat Field
#CDCD99
#CDCD99 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Wheat Field. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 80.4% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 34% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CDCD99.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.64:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.79:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.64:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.79:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CDCD99 as they’d see it.
#CDCD99 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #CDCD99
What color is #CDCD99?
#CDCD99 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Wheat Field. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 80.4% green, and 60% blue. Its hue is 60°, with 34% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CDCD99 in RGB?
#CDCD99 is rgb(205, 205, 153): 205 red, 205 green, and 153 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CDCD99 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 0, 25, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CDCD99?
PANTONE 7492 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CDCD99?
Its complement #C6C5F9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.